EVP 1030 - Certified Production Technician

This course introduces the student to safety concepts used in a productive manufacturing workplace and quality concepts used in a productive manufacturing workplace. This course informs the student of maintenance issues in an advanced manufacturing environment, highlighting preventive maintenance checks and services (PMCS). This course also introduces the student to the stages of a manufacturing process from customer contact, through creating products, through manufacturing operations, through production packing and distribution.

Student Learning Outcomes:

• Explain why manufacturing is an excellent career choice.
• Understand the major sub-industries within manufacturing.
• Understand the major responsibilities of a frontline production worker.
• Understand the six major concentrations in frontline manufacturing.
• Explain the importance of MSSC certification.
• Identify agencies that regulate safety in the workplace.
• Describe the role of a safety committee.
• Demonstrate knowledge of proper personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Demonstrate knowledge of safety issues and practices to prevent accidents or recommend action in the workplace.
• Explain how to handle hazardous materials and hazardous waste safely.
• Define Quality in reference to advanced manufacturing.
• Explain the key elements of a quality system.
• Explain the purpose of quality management systems.
• Explain the importance of data collection and analysis to quality.
• Identify statistical tools used in process improvement.
• Identify the roles of management and production workers regarding quality.
• Describe inspection procedures.
• Identify methods of inspecting materials, processes, and final products.
• Explain the purpose of documentation and record keeping for inspections.
• Explain the purpose of a quality audit.
• Describe the procedures of a quality audit and how results are reported.
• Identify conditions that require preventative or corrective actions.
• Explain the process of root cause failure analysis.
• Identify when to use preventative action and when to use corrective action.
• Understand principles of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Understand what equipment is to be maintained and monitored.
• Understand how to troubleshoot to identify a problem with equipment.
• Understand preventive maintenance schedules.
• Understand materials management to know what is recyclable and what is not.
• Use appropriate maintenance tools to maintain machines.
• Use monitoring or diagnostic devices to find out when equipment is operating correctly.
• Ensure that equipment is producing a quality product using statistical methods charts.
• Understand which forms and procedures to correctly documenting processes.
• Understand the repair of equipment using diagrams, schematics, manuals and specifications.
• Verify machine safety through proper set‐up.
• Understand safety procedures to prevent accidents.
• Know the certification/license requirements to operate specific equipment.
• Understand how to use and store hazardous materials and chemicals (e.g., compliance with SDS.
• Understand electrical systems reliability issues, including knowledge of when to inform maintenance.
• Understand pneumatic systems reliability issues, including knowledge of when to inform maintenance.
• Understand hydraulic systems reliability issues, including knowledge of when to inform maintenance.
• Understand machine automation systems reliability issues, including knowledge of when to inform maintenance.
• Understand and interpret specifications, drawings, and work orders.
• Identify the major stages of production, production resources, and factors for production method selection.
• Identify the six (6) types of simple machines, operation and application of levers, and concepts of force and weight.
• Understand the effects of friction on machine operation, operation of machine linkages, cams, and turnbuckles.
• Understand production process types and the operation/application of casting, molding, machining, finishing, assembly, separation, conditioning, combining, and filling.
• Understand types, applications and use of hand tools, portable power tools, and equipment.
• Understand and interpret standard operating procedures, read technical manuals to obtain information and machine operating procedures.
• Understand basic concepts of production planning, work flow, and facilities layout; identify bottlenecks and ways to balance workflow, lean manufacturing concepts, product cost estimating.
• Understand types of inventory and inventory management concepts, read a bill of material, identify cost of downtime.
• Understand types and applications of product packaging, packaging regulations and laws; select packaging for products.
• Understand methods and applications of transporting produced products, interpret shipping documents, use a tracking system.
• Implement and promote environmental programs, projects, policies, and procedures.
• Conduct environmental incident and hazard investigations.
• Conduct preventative environmental inspections.